diff --git a/payment/amazon.py b/payment/amazon.py
index fde19710..fe67f3e1 100644
--- a/payment/amazon.py
+++ b/payment/amazon.py
@@ -215,10 +215,12 @@ def amazonPaymentReturn(request):
         output = "payment complete"
         output += request.method + "\n" + str(request.REQUEST.items())
         
+        
         signature = request.GET['signature']
+        status = request.GET['status']
         reference = request.GET['callerReference']
         token = request.GET['tokenID']
-        status = request.GET['status']
+        
 
         # BUGUBG - Should we verify the signature here?
         #
@@ -318,11 +320,24 @@ def amazonPaymentReturn(request):
         logging.error("Amazon co-branded return-url FAILED with exception:")
         traceback.print_exc()
         
-        cancel_path = "{0}?{1}".format(reverse('pledge_cancel'), 
-                                urllib.urlencode({'tid':transaction.id}))            
-        cancel_url = urlparse.urljoin(settings.BASE_URL, cancel_path)
-            
-        return HttpResponseRedirect(cancel_url)
+        # BUGBUG: check to see whether status is AMAZON_STATUS_ADBANDONED
+        # if so, ultimately figure out the campaign whose transaction is being canceled out.
+        # for the moment, return the user to BASE_URL
+        
+        if request.REQUEST.get("status") == AMAZON_STATUS_ADBANDONED:
+            return HttpResponseRedirect(settings.BASE_URL)
+        
+
+        try:
+            cancel_path = "{0}?{1}".format(reverse('pledge_cancel'), 
+                                    urllib.urlencode({'tid':transaction.id}))            
+            cancel_url = urlparse.urljoin(settings.BASE_URL, cancel_path)
+                
+            return HttpResponseRedirect(cancel_url)
+        except Exception, e:
+            # BUGBUG -- we should find a better place to send user...but back to front page is ok for now.
+            logging.error("Amazon co-branded return-url FAILED with exception: {0}".format(e))
+            return HttpResponseRedirect(settings.BASE_URL)
 
 
 class AmazonRequest:
diff --git a/payment/tests.py b/payment/tests.py
index 3863710b..778027aa 100644
--- a/payment/tests.py
+++ b/payment/tests.py
@@ -126,6 +126,8 @@ def paySandbox(test, selenium, url, authorize=False, already_at_url=False, sleep
     print "Tranasction Complete"
     
 def payAmazonSandbox(sel):
+    
+        # login to Amazon payments
         login_email = WebDriverWait(sel,20).until(lambda d: d.find_element_by_css_selector("input#ap_email"))
         login_email.click()
         login_email.clear()
@@ -145,6 +147,8 @@ def payAmazonSandbox(sel):
         
         print "looking for payment_confirm", sel.current_url
         payment_confirm = WebDriverWait(sel,20).until(lambda d: d.find_elements_by_css_selector("input[type='image']"))
+        print "payment_confirm ", payment_confirm
+        print "len(payment_confirm)", len(payment_confirm)
         time.sleep(1)
         payment_confirm[-1].click()
         
diff --git a/test/campaigntest.py b/test/campaigntest.py
index 1772f54d..cb7cc78b 100644
--- a/test/campaigntest.py
+++ b/test/campaigntest.py
@@ -228,14 +228,13 @@ def support_campaign(unglue_it_url = settings.LIVE_SERVER_TEST_URL, do_local=Tru
     premium_button = WebDriverWait(sel,20).until(lambda d: d.find_element_by_css_selector('input[type="radio"][value="1"]'))
     premium_button.click()
     
+    print "making $10 pledge"
+    
     # now we have to replace the current preapproval amount with 10
     sel.execute_script("""document.getElementById("id_preapproval_amount").value="10";""")
-    
-    ## enter a $10 pledge -- entering the pledge after clicking on premium is needed because clicking on premium fills in pledge amount
-    #preapproval_amount_input = WebDriverWait(sel,20).until(lambda d: d.find_element_by_css_selector("input#id_preapproval_amount"))
-    #preapproval_amount_input.send_keys("10")
-    
-    print "making $10 pledge"
+    # must also pick a premium level -- otherwise there will not be a pledge_button -- let's pick the first premium ($1)
+    premium_button = WebDriverWait(sel,20).until(lambda d: d.find_element_by_css_selector('input[type="radio"][value="1"]'))
+    premium_button.click()
     
     pledge_button = WebDriverWait(sel,20).until(lambda d: d.find_element_by_css_selector("input[value*='Pledge']"))
     pledge_button.click()
@@ -246,7 +245,9 @@ def support_campaign(unglue_it_url = settings.LIVE_SERVER_TEST_URL, do_local=Tru
         print  "Now trying to pay PayPal", sel.current_url
         paySandbox(None, sel, sel.current_url, authorize=True, already_at_url=True, sleep_time=5)
     elif backend == 'amazon':
+        print "before payAmazonSandbox"
         payAmazonSandbox(sel)
+        print "after payAmazonSandbox"
     
         
     # should be back on a pledge complete page